The Pirate Bay Moves Into Video Streaming

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The Pirate Bay, one of the largest and most controversial sites for downloading copyrighted materials via BitTorrent, confirmed today that they are preparing to launch a video streaming site. Some people are speculating that it will be YouTube without the DMCA take down notices, because those notices will simply be ignored. The service will likely launch at thevideobay.org.

This has to send chills down the spine of the MPAA and RIAA, who have been unsuccessfully fighting The Pirate Bay for years – in May 2006 the Swedish police raided the service and briefly shut it down, although within two weeks it was back online and (reportedly) located in the Netherlands. The site, like AllOfMP3.com, continues to be a major target for law enforcement agencies.

There aren’t many additional details available at this time. The Pirate Bay is also affiliated with a new music sharing site called Playable, which will let musicians distribute music for free but still receive financial support via advertising, donations, or some other means.
Update: check out thevideobay.org/24/ to see a video on Video Bay. You can also change the number in the URL to see a different video. Thanks for the tip Eric.